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The apostles and the other believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
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When Peter went to Jerusalem, those who were in favor of circumcising Gentiles criticized him, saying,
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"You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!"
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So Peter gave them a complete account of what had happened from the very beginning:
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"While I was praying in the city of Joppa, I had a vision. I saw something coming down that looked like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it stopped next to me.
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I looked closely inside and saw domesticated and wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
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Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat!'
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But I said, "Certainly not, Lord! No ritually unclean or defiled food has ever entered my mouth.'